AtlasMyanmarMottamaOne word pinned hereMottama16.5300°N 97.6022°E · Q1950091One English word in this atlas traces back to Mottama. It sits in Myanmar.ShareAll of Myanmar Pinned heremarzipannoun · 16th centuryDisputedOne account traces the sweet to a Burmese port, but it is far from settled.Marzipan has been linked to Martaban, now Mottama, whose glazed jars may have named the boxes the sweet was sold in. Other accounts are entirely non-geographic.Origin is disputedRead →Nearest pinsSiamese twinThailand, Thailand460 kmThai RidgebackThailand, Thailand460 kmsrirachaSi Racha, Thailand517 kmBirmanMyanmar, Myanmar631 km